Installation of photovoltaics and charging infrastructure: prerequisites, challenges and next steps

This is exactly where we at MOON accompany our customers. After all, installing a PV system or charging infrastructure does not only mean installing technology. It means intervening deeply in the existing energy supply – and keeping an eye on every adjusting screw.

The first step is often a PV system. Sounds simple – but before it can supply electricity, it must be checked:

• Available connected load: How much can your existing grid connection actually accommodate? For smaller PV systems or projects, it is often sufficient, but for larger projects it has to be expanded.
• Utilisation of the connection: If many consumers are already connected to the grid, the feed-in is limited. A load analysis shows how much room for manoeuvre remains.
• Load profile data: They reveal when you need the most electricity – and when surpluses go into the grid. This allows the system to be optimally designed. From a consumption of 100,000 kWh, a registering power measurement (RLM measurement) is mandatory, so a load profile can be retrieved.
• Grid connection request: If the power is not sufficient, there is no way around an official request to the grid operator. And because the processing can take up to eight weeks, you should make it early.

The situation is similar with charging points. Maybe you want to set up several AC charging points for your employees, maybe a DC fast charging station for customers and fleet vehicles. What seems so different in practice has a common basis: the available grid capacity.

• Planned charging power: 11–22 kW per AC charging point or several 100 kW for fast charging points – your grid has to provide that.
• Utilization: In commercial real estate, capacity is often already heavily used.
• Load profile data: They show when peak loads occur – and how load management can help to avoid overloads.
• Grid connection request: Here, too, the following applies: If the performance is not sufficient, the grid operator must be officially involved.

Many of our customers are surprised at how complex the first steps can be – and how crucial it is to involve network operators and specialist planners from the very beginning. If you only notice during the construction phase that the connection capacity is not sufficient, you lose valuable time and money.

That's why we at MOON rely on a clear roadmap:

1. Analysis of the initial situation – grid capacity, load profiles, existing consumers.
2. Joint planning – dimensioning of PV and charging infrastructure as an overall system.
3. Early communication – make a grid connection request in good time.
4. Smooth implementation – from installation to commissioning.

The path to your own energy and modern charging infrastructure does not start with the technology on the roof or in the parking lot - but with the right questions at your grid connection.

Those who plan properly and set the course early not only save time and money, but also lay the foundation for a future-proof energy system.

And that's exactly where we support you – with experience, technical expertise and the certainty that everything will work together seamlessly in the end.